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BBC Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorization, according to a new directive by the cabinet. Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free" policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorizat
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Kenya will allow citizens of nearly all African countries to visit without needing prior authorization, according to a new directive by the cabinet.
Last year, Kenya introduced a "visa-free" policy that required most visitors to apply online for authorization before leaving their country.
But the introduction of the Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA), which replaced the visa requirement for all visitors, was criticized as a "visa under another name".
On Tuesday, a cabinet statement said the ETA would be dropped for "all African countries except Somalia and Libya – due to security concerns".
Despite introducing the ETA, Kenya fared worse in the latest ranking of how open it is to visitors, dropping 17 places to 46th out of 54 nations in the 2024 Africa Visa Openness Index.